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this was in california. it seems like natural gas was the obvious way to run energy in this country. thinking about the poll that snapped because of hurricane sandy in the new jersey area along a coast, they underestimated things like that. so, the broader issue is -- how does it work? who controls the rebuilding of our infrastructure? would it be wise to put money into these tubes -- these individual utilities? host: first of all, i wrote this piece. we were sort of talking about it. anyone looking at the big energy picture, not the individual pieces of energy, we spent all of our time talking about oil, gas, and nuclear. we debated about the environmentalists in the business community. we started to realize that, first of all, most americans get their energy from electricity. the change from this energy boom that we had of extracting record amounts of gas from the ground to plug in our homes, that really needs to -- it is the point that you raised about infrastructure. it is about investment in what we alr
this was in california. it seems like natural gas was the obvious way to run energy in this country. thinking about the poll that snapped because of hurricane sandy in the new jersey area along a coast, they underestimated things like that. so, the broader issue is -- how does it work? who controls the rebuilding of our infrastructure? would it be wise to put money into these tubes -- these individual utilities? host: first of all, i wrote this piece. we were sort of talking about it. anyone...
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california on of the independent line. sam, go ahead. caller: yes, this is a referendum on the spiritual life of this country. this country claims to be christian, mormons do not believe that jesus was born from god, but that mary was impregnated by a man. mormons believe that the christian bible is a bible for fools. and i want to remind the children of god that we know how this country is. host: take us through the religion to the election. guest: i will do that if you allow me to complete my comments. host: go ahead. caller: this country is based on so-called christianity. i will tell you this, if they choose mitt romney, who believed that jesus was not borne by the holy spirit -- host: we are going to save the religious lesson for another day. on the republican line, chris, your review on at the election in the state of new york. caller: i feel very lonely as a republican in new york. i would like to make comments on michael bloomberg. you referred to him as governor bloomberg, he is the mayor. it is focused on climate change. mr. bl
california on of the independent line. sam, go ahead. caller: yes, this is a referendum on the spiritual life of this country. this country claims to be christian, mormons do not believe that jesus was born from god, but that mary was impregnated by a man. mormons believe that the christian bible is a bible for fools. and i want to remind the children of god that we know how this country is. host: take us through the religion to the election. guest: i will do that if you allow me to complete my...
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california is such a big population state. if they do approve this, it could theoretically force food producers to use of labeling and all states but california is such a big chunk of their market. because of that potential for a national impact of seen unbelievable amounts of money pouring into this initiative, on both sides. host: arkansas, you are on. caller: out like to make a comment on medical marijuana. i think they should pass it or find a way to deflate the penalties involved. because so many people here have gotten into the prison system. and i think that it should be legalized. and i also voted for the casinos. i think that gambling should be brought into arkansas because i think that the taxpayers' money is leaving the state and going to mississippi, tennessee, places like that. so that is one of the things i felt was important to move arkansas forward. host: sheila from connecticut, on our line for independents. caller: hello. i wanted to say that there are none so blind as those who cannot see. my question is --
california is such a big population state. if they do approve this, it could theoretically force food producers to use of labeling and all states but california is such a big chunk of their market. because of that potential for a national impact of seen unbelievable amounts of money pouring into this initiative, on both sides. host: arkansas, you are on. caller: out like to make a comment on medical marijuana. i think they should pass it or find a way to deflate the penalties involved. because...
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republicans would like to have that system in california. california is a strongly democratic state. they could win 20 electoral votes. host: there is a story by the associated press that said joe biden has cast his vote. it was the eighth time he has run for election statewide. next call from alabama. caller: does not the electoral college have to do with maintaining slavery and cheap labor or by white men, women, and black slaves were not allowed to vote and certain states did not have the representation they needed. a compromise was made where black slaves and the populations of the south were counted as 3/5 of the population. with them not familiar genesis of the electoral college. it was a compromise and something that was fashioned by the founders in much difference era. the founders had not envisioned political parties. they did not want the popular vote to elect the president. they came up with a compromise. they wanted a balance in the separation of powers. host: loraine is up next. caller: good morning. i do not believe in the elec
republicans would like to have that system in california. california is a strongly democratic state. they could win 20 electoral votes. host: there is a story by the associated press that said joe biden has cast his vote. it was the eighth time he has run for election statewide. next call from alabama. caller: does not the electoral college have to do with maintaining slavery and cheap labor or by white men, women, and black slaves were not allowed to vote and certain states did not have the...
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ec states like alabama, arizona, california, georgia, louisiana, and mississippi represented. i will foot the page and you can see more of the communities where this is happening. and then the justice department monitoring the election. observers to monitor? guest: a and the observer is a couple of a law taking a record of what is going on in the polling place. during the election, if a problem comes up at a polling place, they will notify their cocaptain a of a problem and they will notify the attorneys responsible for overseeing the coverage and they will notify the local election officials. at the end of the election, the observers will put together a report as to what happened in the polling place that day. that report can be used as evidence in an ongoing court case or a future court case. it is a document that the doj will keep and document what was going on. the monitors davi out statutory authorization to be there. in the -- the monitors, they do not have statutory authorization to be there. and the state of maricopa county, ariz., they do not have a choice. the observ
ec states like alabama, arizona, california, georgia, louisiana, and mississippi represented. i will foot the page and you can see more of the communities where this is happening. and then the justice department monitoring the election. observers to monitor? guest: a and the observer is a couple of a law taking a record of what is going on in the polling place. during the election, if a problem comes up at a polling place, they will notify their cocaptain a of a problem and they will notify the...
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host: here are some more tweets -- a couple of e-mails -- that is mike from california. nancy from texas says -- front page of "the financial times" has the picture that a lot of folks have in their papers this morning. al in indiana on are democrats' line, good morning. caller: good morning. i believe that you can add to that question and put on a few more words. you look at who the president had to reach across the aisle to. i go back to one of president obama's addresses to congress when congressman wilson from california shouted out in front of a live audience on tv, "you lie." i think that is indicative of where this republican party is. the entire country is being held hostage because of the republican party's refusal to evolve. demographically, the republican party does not pay respect to women, to minorities, and they have no national candidates for office as a result of that. they are worried about all things vagina and ridiculous things like that. host: darlene on a republican line. what is your opinion? caller: i want to tell you i used to be a democrat. 14idn
host: here are some more tweets -- a couple of e-mails -- that is mike from california. nancy from texas says -- front page of "the financial times" has the picture that a lot of folks have in their papers this morning. al in indiana on are democrats' line, good morning. caller: good morning. i believe that you can add to that question and put on a few more words. you look at who the president had to reach across the aisle to. i go back to one of president obama's addresses to...
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california voted no to repeal the death penalty. in maryland, this is part of the dream at, it allows illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition, and they voted yes on the gambling question, allowing casinos to pay for education. in montana, citizens voted yes to require parental notification for those seeking an abortion under the age of 16. in oklahoma, they said yes to prohibiting -- let's move on to north dakota, actually. on a lighter note, north dakota banned smoking in public. they might be one of the last states to do so those are some of the ballot initiatives from the election last night. go to c-span.org for more details. we will keep you updated on some of the races not declared as we go along. host: rudy, defiance, ohio, on our democratic line. give us your take on yesterday's election. caller: i'm really glad to be a tv and everything, -- to be on tv and everything, but to me, romney, when he made the comment about the 47%, that is what nested up for him. -- messed it up for him. he should not have said that. we need t
california voted no to repeal the death penalty. in maryland, this is part of the dream at, it allows illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition, and they voted yes on the gambling question, allowing casinos to pay for education. in montana, citizens voted yes to require parental notification for those seeking an abortion under the age of 16. in oklahoma, they said yes to prohibiting -- let's move on to north dakota, actually. on a lighter note, north dakota banned smoking in public. they might...
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the closest, i believe, is in california in the seventh district. i think that will definitely be going to a recount. also in north carolina, the margin is 400 votes in a race with mike macentire. another is inlflorid awhere allen west is behind by 2400 votes. i think c-span viewers are familiar with him and knows he is not somebody that gives up easily. host: what would be the biggest upset from your perspective from the stresses that have not been called? guest: i think the biggest upset would be the race in arizona's second district which is where ron barber is the incumbent. host: that is the aide to former congressman gabby gifford. guest: this was her former seat. he won a special election easily over another candidate. republicans got a better candidate for the november election. she is currently ahead. her lead is narrowing. i think democrats feel pretty good about when all of the ballots are counted that he will end up winning. she is currently ahead by a small margin. host: give us a quick update on the louisiana race that will not be deci
the closest, i believe, is in california in the seventh district. i think that will definitely be going to a recount. also in north carolina, the margin is 400 votes in a race with mike macentire. another is inlflorid awhere allen west is behind by 2400 votes. i think c-span viewers are familiar with him and knows he is not somebody that gives up easily. host: what would be the biggest upset from your perspective from the stresses that have not been called? guest: i think the biggest upset...
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in california, the unions spent probably at least four to one on the campaign to raise taxes in california and to defeat the measure that would have defunded the unions. they are going after the contributors to the people who are finding for measure 32, the one that would have hurt the unions. are going after them. these politicians in california and washington -- if you contribute against them, you are on the enemies list. it is free speech. they have money and ideas they want to contribute. it seems like there is another way that comes on a lot. lt democrat.d democriolt guest: i think the caller makes the point of the supreme court made. the supreme court of support free speech. that is fine, except when most of us get up and speak on a soapbox, we are not wearing virgas. you know where i am. -- we are not wearing burkas. you know where i am. you know where my organization is. you can look up that information and if you have a problem, you know where that is the problem i have is that more and organizations are not disclosing and we are not seen that information because -- at least, the
in california, the unions spent probably at least four to one on the campaign to raise taxes in california and to defeat the measure that would have defunded the unions. they are going after the contributors to the people who are finding for measure 32, the one that would have hurt the unions. are going after them. these politicians in california and washington -- if you contribute against them, you are on the enemies list. it is free speech. they have money and ideas they want to contribute....
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and there was a provision -- an initiative in california to require it, but the voters of california rejected that. right now the voters of california have not shown a willingness to go along with that. but i think the conflict between organic and genetic modification is going to go on. there are going to be battles over this for a long time unless these two sides come to some agreement on some kind of buffer zones or something between their types of production. host: we have a call from our farmers line in california. caller: i wanted to see if i could get a little explanation on what the farm bill has to do for the dairymen. and there are two sides. what is the discussion and why the upper or with some dairymen and not others in this program? thank you. guest: certainly. the farm bill, over the decades, from the 1930's, has paid a big role in the dairy industry, trying to keep prices at a level where farmers could afford to stay in business, not keeping them so high that the dairy processors believe that they cannot make a profit. it is a big battle every time. under the bill that
and there was a provision -- an initiative in california to require it, but the voters of california rejected that. right now the voters of california have not shown a willingness to go along with that. but i think the conflict between organic and genetic modification is going to go on. there are going to be battles over this for a long time unless these two sides come to some agreement on some kind of buffer zones or something between their types of production. host: we have a call from our...
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but i taught at the university of southern california, he was still in southern california. and he had just finished his phd before i arrived and was teaching in southern california. i gave a lecture there to the middle east community on campus. and my recollection is meeting a doctor morsi who had graduated from usc. i have a hunch that probably was him. but beyond that i have not encountered him personally. he was not a personality on the egyptian scene. was a very key player in the muslim brotherhood, but he was not even the first candidate for the presidency. he was a pull back position when the first candidate was disqualified. so, he is not as well known, but you certainly fluent in english and nose america well. and i suppose that when he and hillary clinton had the conversation or when he and president obama have a phone conversation, did absolutely no problem communicating. host: right-wing radical says the villa a tweet, who is the reigning missiles on israel all year? in another a tweet -- has obama is drawn or help or hurt the united states in the region? guest:
but i taught at the university of southern california, he was still in southern california. and he had just finished his phd before i arrived and was teaching in southern california. i gave a lecture there to the middle east community on campus. and my recollection is meeting a doctor morsi who had graduated from usc. i have a hunch that probably was him. but beyond that i have not encountered him personally. he was not a personality on the egyptian scene. was a very key player in the muslim...
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host: let's hear from neck in pleasanton, california. hi there. caller: i got through after months of trying. host: glad you made it. caller: me, too. i was about to give up. anyhow, i think the federal government makes a guarantee in all these loans they have been doing. when they do that, the banks, the loners, do not have to worry about it. it is the same thing with public employee pension funds. they're claiming that they're getting 7.5%. so when they lose money, they ask the public to repay them money for their pension, and i do not think that is right. that has got to stop. the other thing is, the housing market was going crazy because people were buying homes and reselling them at greater profit, and they were bragging about all of this. host: ok, let's go to nick timiraos and get a response. guest: it is a very common view. people on both sides of the aisle often say we like to see the government not play this role bang in the housing market. some say the government should play no role b. if you look at the history of federal involvement i
host: let's hear from neck in pleasanton, california. hi there. caller: i got through after months of trying. host: glad you made it. caller: me, too. i was about to give up. anyhow, i think the federal government makes a guarantee in all these loans they have been doing. when they do that, the banks, the loners, do not have to worry about it. it is the same thing with public employee pension funds. they're claiming that they're getting 7.5%. so when they lose money, they ask the public to...
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host: jean in california on our line for republicans. caller: hello. if we did raise the taxes on the top 2%, that this will affect all of our problems. obviously in order for that to work you have to cut spending as well. so do you propose to do that? >> is a combination of issues. and it is not just the tax rate from the upper 2% i am talking about. we are talking about, there will not be enough revenue generated on the table to soften the cuts and to preserve what some of the military functions of are also on the table as well. there is not enough. so you have to look further. as i said in response to another question, you have got to look at financial institutions, the tax break, it is a comprehensive approach to revenue generation and is not just the 2%. at will not be enough. are there going to be cuts? there are. but there has got to be investments. if we are going to get out of this economic doldrums that we are in now for the long term, the investment in education, children, their preparation for the future, it is essential. if we are going to
host: jean in california on our line for republicans. caller: hello. if we did raise the taxes on the top 2%, that this will affect all of our problems. obviously in order for that to work you have to cut spending as well. so do you propose to do that? >> is a combination of issues. and it is not just the tax rate from the upper 2% i am talking about. we are talking about, there will not be enough revenue generated on the table to soften the cuts and to preserve what some of the military...
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ruby is on the phone from california. caller: i think that romney is going to win. i think people can really see that obama is a lawyer and he is a good talker. and he is a good rally year. but the mitt romney record tells the truth about what he can do for america. mitt romney as for the citizens of the united states of america. we have a president that i and 60% of his briefings he keeps talking about how he saved general motors. listen, even if they would have gone bankrupt, they would have come back no matter what. president obama wants to take credit for osama bin laden, when our military men did that. passing the dream act without going through the chain of command, i think he thought he was going to change washington, but washington changed him. he is a good talker and a good lawyer. he could get you off on a murder case, that is what lawyers do, that is all that he is. host: thank you for the call. mark williams says this -- host: the crystal ball contest from "the washington post," has a look at the senate and house, with a prediction that the senate will b
ruby is on the phone from california. caller: i think that romney is going to win. i think people can really see that obama is a lawyer and he is a good talker. and he is a good rally year. but the mitt romney record tells the truth about what he can do for america. mitt romney as for the citizens of the united states of america. we have a president that i and 60% of his briefings he keeps talking about how he saved general motors. listen, even if they would have gone bankrupt, they would have...